The British summertime has jokingly become a byword for months of unsettled, wet and windy weather but it seems that this is actually the weather we should be expecting at this time of year.

With the school holidays tending to straddle July and August, it has become a traditional time for families to head off on a break. With these months tending to be termed as the UK's summer, it is hoped that the sun will put its hat on and give us a few weeks of gloriously hot weather.

The reason why we are often so disappointed is because August is actually one of the wettest months of the year. Research by BuzzGrass, a manufacturer of synthetic grass, found that statistically the average rainfall in the UK over the past 30 years, found that August was the rainiest month of the summer.

It has been suggested that if you would like to travel in England, the best times to go are May, June, September and October. It is these four months that see the most pleasant temperatures combined with the least amount of rain (there will always be rain, this is Britain after all).

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The good news is that we have passed by the historically wettest day of the summer, which was August 4. This has seen an average of 2.05 inches of rainfall over past years but if you are travelling to Scotland, the bad news is that their worst day is still to come.

Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside... in the rain (Image: Getty Images)

For those that are enjoying everything that the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has to offer, had better take an umbrella with them on Thursday (August 10). The average rainfall on this day is 3.1 inches, so expect a soggy day.

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If you think that there might be an Indian Summer, then there was a word of warning posted on Somerset Live's Facebook page. Steve Smith has said that winter is coming and has some solid local knowledge to base this upon.

He wrote: "Getting to feel like winter now. Always has been said, 1st rain after Crewkerne Fair is winter. That I believe is only 3 weeks this friday. Winter is looming peeps!"

Don't forget your umbrella (Image: Getty)

The Met Office are also in agreement that August can see the most amount of rain during the British summer. Meteorologist Alex Deakin also says: "Statistically August is our wettest of the three summer months."

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It seems to be all about where the jet stream is which is causing this wet and unsettled summer weather. The bad news is that the next few days is going to see the country get a battering, with more rain on the way. Somerset will have some respite on Thursday (August 10), with sunshine dominating the day before we join the rest of the UK in the wet and unsettled weather.